Saturday, November 14, 2009

Happy Adoption Day!


It is hard to believe that a whole year has gone by since we adopted Naomi! God has blessed us so much as a family and we can't imagine life without our sweet girl. She brought "more girly-ness" to our family and has brought out the softer side in all the boys. Finally having a daughter is better then I imagined! We love you Naomi!


Here are some of our favorite pictures of Naomi from the past year!







These next few pictures were taken at the orphanage before we adopted her. They are so precious to us because they are the only pictures we have of her before she came into our lives.

5 comments:

Rebecca: said...

Thanks for sharing. What a blessing Naomi is. I loved seeing all the pictures. She has a zest for life, that is so evident.

KellyR said...

Wow! What an amazing year! We are so thankful for your continued friendship. Truly it is so much more than friendship. It is a bond that we don't have with anyone else. We are so happy to have you as ohana...and I love sharing the memories with you. Congrats guys!

Anonymous said...

she's beautiful!
it's nice to experience what a girl can do to boys and family in general...not to say they don't have their "girly" moments, but what a blessing they are.
congratulations on one year! wow!
always enjoy reading what's up with your family and now with your teaching. God Bless,
Laura D.H.

Anonymous said...

I cannot believe it has been a year already! Naomi's pictures speak for themselves...she is so beautiful, and HAPPY! Such an amazing blessing she has been to so many lives! We miss you all so very much...I can't wait until Christmas, so I can send your gifts...your gonna LOVE 'EM! =)

Nicole said...

Congratulations to everyone in your family! You are such an inspiration for sharing to honestly and generously. The deep bond between you and the Racelas is so precious, I hope to have a similar one with another family from our experience. I am so grateful for our ohana with everyone who's gone before us, is going now, will go with us and afterward. God is weaving an amazing tapestry through our families. I pray the people in Africa will feel honored by you and all of our families. Congrats on this milestone!